/*
 * Copyright 2011 TTOT
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
 * the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 * the License.
 */
package ttot.extensionmanager.api;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

/**
 * InstanceProvider interface. Provides Object instances for the specified
 * fields using the bindings from the loaded extension modules.
 * 
 * @author bogdan@krax.ro
 * 
 */
public interface InstanceProvider {

	/**
	 * Provides an Object instance for the specified field using the bindings
	 * from the loaded extension modules.
	 * 
	 * @param field
	 *            - the {@link Field} to provide instance for
	 * @return {@link Object} - an instance for the provided field
	 */
	Object provideFor(Field field);

}
